“The number 108 came to my mind during the Open Uri Party.”
On the 29th, a member of the metropolitan area of the Democratic Party of Korea gave a general review of the state of the video conference on the day before discussing the issue of impeachment of judges. ‘108 denominations’ refers to 108 first-time lawmakers who entered the 17th National Assembly after a headwind against the late President Roh Moo-hyun. At that time, they rebelled against the party leadership or the government for every serious issue such as the National Security Law, the dispatch of Iraqi troops, and the Korea-US FTA, and there was no good day.
Summarizing the words of the attending lawmakers, the Eui-Chong started on the 29th due to concerns from the deputy chief of the hospital, Kim Young-jin, who took about 10 minutes. Won Nae-suk Kim said, “Even if we win the battle, can we win the war?” He said, “I went through a long tunnel (conflict between former Justice Minister Chu Mi-ae and Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol). It was feared that a single vote of the impeachment bill would inevitably lead to the claudication of the extraordinary National Assembly in February, and the recovery of approval ratings could be dampened due to the shape that caused political conflict. One attending lawmaker said, “Senior Kim represented the leadership’s opinion, but the hardline theory centered on the first line was out of control.”
On the 22nd, Democratic Party lawmaker Lee Tan-hee (center) proposed impeachment of Justice Party lawmaker Ryu Ho-jeong (right) and Justice Nongdan judges. yunhap news
Don’t ask, impeachment… Party leader Young-gil Song and Young-pyo Hong overpower reality
The movement to prosecute impeachment of judges within the Democratic Party has been led by lawmakers Lee Tan-hee and Lee Soo-jin (Dongjak Dong-Eul) from the International Human Rights Law Research Association of progressive judges, and lawmakers for democratic society (Minbyun) such as Park Ju-min and Kim Yong-min. At a press conference on the 22nd, Rep. Lee Tan-hee pointed out two judges Lim Seong-geun and Lee Dong-geun as the targets of impeachment, saying, “These are judges recognized by the court as anti-constitutional actors through the first trial decision.” On the 27th, he made a quick conclusion, saying, “You have to vote 72 hours after the impeachment is announced, and it will be over in 3 days.” On the 28th, Rep. Kim Yong-min preached the hardline theory.
In the Eui-Chong, “The term of office of Deputy Chief Judge Im Seong-geun, who is the subject of impeachment, ends on February 28, and even if he goes to the Constitutional Court, he will be dismissed” and concerns that “if the impeachment bill is handled alone, we will hear the sound of’legislation alone’.” . However, it is said that such a voice came in quickly when the next party leaders, lawmakers Song Young-gil and Hong Young-pyo, stepped in. Rep. Song argued that “impeachment of judges is a duty imposed on the National Assembly by the Constitution,” and “if you don’t do this, you will be abandoned.” Rep. Hong said, “I fully understand the concerns of the leadership,” and said that the attendees pressed the leadership with the intention that “if we do not do this, the leadership will be in trouble.” Concerns that “impeachment against Judge Lee Dong-geun, who has not even been prosecuted, will eventually be dismissed” (President Kim Won-nae) was reflected, and the atmosphere was overwhelming except that the subject of impeachment was narrowed down to one impeachment chief judge.
Representatives Hong Young-pyo, Woo Won-shik, and Song Young-gil, who are expected to challenge the next Democratic Party representative (from left). yunhap news
In an article posted on Facebook at 10:30 pm on the night of the 28th, Nak-yeon Lee said, “If you condone the unconstitutional act of a judge who should protect the Korean judicial system and ignore the request for impeachment prosecution, it will be abandonment for the National Assembly.” The court decided to admit the impeachment prosecution after a hard work in order to prevent such unconstitutional Nongdan from recurring.”
Deputy Judge Lim allegedly reported the contents of the judgment in advance and ordered an amendment before the trial of a reporter in the Sankei Shimbun (December 2015), who was accused of defamation after raising the “seven hours suspicion of the Sewol ferry” of former President Park Geun-hye. He was prosecuted for (obstructing the exercise of ex officio abuse rights) and was found acquitted at the first trial in February last year. The expression “the defendant’s Judges Travel Committee is an unconstitutional act that violates the independence of a judge by using the defendant’s position or personal relationship” in this ruling is the only basis for the ruling party’s impeachment claim.
However, not many Democrats know what Judge Lim did in detail. “I don’t know exactly what I did,” said a member of the lawmaker Cho-sun, who was in favor of impeachment. “Impeachment is a historical responsibility.” Re-elected lawmakers in the metropolitan area said, “Some colleagues say they have heard the name of the vice-president Judge Im for the first time.” A non-mainstream re-elected member of the Democratic Party said, “If the two party leaders oppose the impeachment, the atmosphere of anti-reformation has been completed,” he said. “Even if you have opposite opinions, it will be difficult to vote against at the plenary session.”
Inevitable claudication to the February National Assembly… Nak-yeon Lee’s’integration’ is also a dark cloud
The relationship between the ruling and opposition parties is also rapidly cooling. People’s Power Spokesman Bae Joon-young said, “If it turns out that it is an impeachment of a’satellite embarrassment’ or’a tame to lead the court’s code greetings and rulings’, you will have to endure an unbearable national headwind.” Ahn Hye-jin, a spokesman for the People’s Party, commented, “It is trying to transform the grand principle of the separation of three volumes into an All in One power of three volumes.” The Power of the People’s Power Legal and judicial committee members also issued a statement saying, “The plan to tame the judiciary by trusting only Ui Seok-su.”
The tone of the opposition mayor of Seoul may be even more intense. Former lawmaker Na Gyeong-won posted a post on Facebook saying, “This regime is losing reason and is in the madness of seizing power,” and “The people of the Republic of Korea whose separation of powers is broken will be forced to obey and obey.” Oh Se-hoon, former mayor of Seoul, said, “On the day that the Open Democratic Party lawmaker Choi Kang-wook was sentenced to loss of office in the first trial, the Democratic Party came out with a judge’s impeachment. It is inevitable if coincidences recur.” He pointed out, “What would it be if it wasn’t to openly threaten the judges who judged against their camp to tame and gag them.”
Whenever a conviction was convicted in the appeal trial of Gyeongnam Governor Kim Gyeong-soo on November 6 last year (for manipulating comments), and the first trial of former Dongyang University professor Jeong Gyeong-shim on December 23 last year, the Democratic Party said, “ Dissatisfaction such as the judgment” (Spokesman Kang Seon-woo on November 6) “convicted only on the circumstances of suspicion” (December 24, Supreme Commissioner Kim Jong-min) broke out.
Lee Nak-yeon, together with Democratic Party representative, visits Bupyeong Canton Market, which is famous for the night market in Jung-gu, Busan, with three prospective candidates for the Busan Mayor’s by-election on the 29th to purchase Busan fish cake. Reporter Song Bong-geun
The Democratic Party is expected to vote on the impeachment bill against Judge Lim at the first plenary session (February 3) of the extraordinary National Assembly in February. Unlike the president (majority motion, two-thirds approved), the impeachment bill of judges can be initiated with a one-third consent of the current lawmakers, and is passed if only the majority approve. Representative Lee Tan-hee said, “Preparations for the impeachment proposal are over,” and “we will initiate a proposal on February 1”.
The extraordinary parliament became inevitable. The Democratic Party is planning to deal with 103 bills related to the Corona 19 Loss Compensation System and the Profit Sharing System, including the ‘3rd Win-Win Partnership Act’ and the ‘5th Social Economy Act’ at the Provisional Assembly in February. One key official said, “If it were not for impeachment, most of the bills were difficult for the opposition party to oppose before the election, but it is unfortunate.” Park Tae-nyeon Kim did not go to the on-site supreme committee held in Busan that day. The reason was that “we will take time for the legislative design of the National Assembly in February” (from the representative office in the hospital). The red light may also illuminate in Lee Myung-bak and Park Geun-hye’s amnesty for former presidents, who have put’integration’ as a new keyword since the beginning of the year. A Democratic Party member close to Lee said, “The unification theory is in danger of becoming overshadowed.”
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